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C22600 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C22600 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 33
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 570
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 490
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 100
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1070
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 14
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0